CONSTABLE QUIZ LEAGUE – Week 12
ROUND 1 – recent news
1. / Which film won best picture at the recent golden globes ceremony? / argo2. / which uk airport was sold last week for £1.5bn? / stansted
3. / tesco, aldi and which two other uk supermarket chains admitted selling horsemeat in their value burgers? / iceland & lidl
(Must have both for the 2 points)
1. / which original car from a 1960’s iconic tv series was sold at auction in aRizona for $4.2m? / the batmobile
2. / what was not found buried after an extensive searchbeside a runway at burma’s main international airport? / wwii spitfires
3. / japan’s main airlines grounded which aircraft last week due to battery problems? / boeing 787 (also accept dreamliner)
1. / which broadcaster, writer and journalist, probably best known as one of the famous five who launched tv-am died recently aged 93? / robert kee
2. / which north essex singing star was recently nominated for two brit awards? / olly murs
3. / which west end actress, who starred in privates on parade, died suddenly last week at the age of just 41? / sophiya haque
ROUND 2 – silent film stars. identify the star from the following description
1. / known as the ‘king of the custard pie’, he was one of hollywood’s highest paid actors and directors before he was involved in a notorious scandal. best film: brewsters millions made in 1921? / roscoe ‘fatty’ arbuckle2. / known as ‘stone face’, this actor/director appeared in such classics as steamboat bill jr; the general; and the navigator? / buster keaton
3. / real name rudolfo alfonzo filibert d’antonguolla this italian born immigrant came to hollywood in 1913 aged 18 and starred in such romantic classics as the four horsemen of the apocalypse and the sheik? / rudolph valentino
1. / known as ‘america’s sweetheart’, and born gladys smith, one of the founder members of united artists . best known for playing child like charactors in such films as poor little rich girl and rebecca of sunnybrook farm? / mary pickford
2. / the most popular film star in 1925 receiving 12,000 fan letters a week; earning $6,000 a month; starred in more than 40 films and was even cited by his trainer’s wife as cause for divorce? / rin tin tin
3. / known as ‘the king of the cowboys’, he wore a tradmark white sombrero & black boots. kept to a strict screen code of no drinking or smoking or swearing. best known films: sky high and destry rides again? / tom mix
1. / billed as the ‘greatest boy actor in the world’, appearing with charliechaplin in his best known film ‘the kid’ aged only 6? / jackie coogan
2. / the first great horror film star and known as the’man of a thousand faces’. he was an expert on make-up as reflected in his best known film ‘the hunchback of notre dame’? / lon chaney
3. / known as the king of hollywood and the king of swashbucklers long before errol flynn. married to mary pickford his best known films were the mark of zorro; robin hood and the thief of bagdad? / douglas fairbanks
ROUND 3 – world war 2
1. / what was the name of the line of fortifications across the french border with germany? / maginot line2. / who was commander of the us forces in the pacific from march 1942? / macarthur
3. / which norwegian leader aided the 1940 invasionof his country through non resistance? / quisling
1. / which birthplace of nero was the site of an allied beachhead invasion? / anzio
2. / name one of the dams destroyed by bouncing bombs in 1943? / mohne or eder
3. / who led the british forces in the first battle of el alamein? / auchinleck
1. / the retreat by the british from which port brought about the replacement of auchinleck by montgomery? / tobruk
2. / what name was given to that part of france not occupied by the germans until 1942? / vichy france
3. / in which city did the german high command formally surrender to general eisenhower? / reims
ROUND 4 – animals
/dave
1. / which animal would you find living in a lodge? / beaver2. / which animal would you find living in a form? / hare
3. / which animal would you find living in a holt? / otter
1. / ichthyology is the study of what? / fish
2. / oology is the study of what? / birds eggs
3. / herpetology is the study of what? / reptiles
1. / what are the young of a squirrell called? / kitten
2. / what are the young of a seal called? / pup
3. / what are the young of a hippopotamus called? / calf
ROUND 5 – MIX AND MATCH
QUESTION MASTER PLEASE HAND OUT MIX AND MATCH SHEETS TO EACH TEAM, 1 PER TEAM.
olympics 2012 ~ match the gold medal winner to the country they represented
THE ANSWERS ARE:-
/Neil
1 / felix sanchez - dominican republic2 / krisztian pars - hungary
3 / thomas majewski - poland
4 / keshorn walcott – trinidad & tobago
5 / kirani james - grenada
6 / aries merritt - usa
7 / robert harting - germany
8 / ezekiel kemboi - kenya
9 / stephen kiprotich - uganda
10 / ramon miller - bahamas
general knowledge written ROUND 1
/Neil
1. / WHICH MEMBER OF ABBA WAS BORN IN NORWAY? / anni-frid ( accept frida)2. / WHICH 1946 FILM STARRED LANA TURNER, JOHN GARFIELD AND CECIL KELLAWAY ? / THE POSTMANALWAYS RINGS TWICE
3. / WHO WROTE THE ALEX RYDER BOOKS? / antony horowitz
4. / HOW MANY CHILDREN DID GEORGE V AND QUEEN MARY HAVE? / 6
5. / IN 2001 WHICH SINGER RELEASED AN ALBUM CALLED ‘INVINCIBLE’? / michael jackson
6. / NAME 2 OF THE 3 CANDIDATE CITIES THAT ARE VYING FOR THE 2020 SUMMER OLYMPICS? / istanbul, madrid or tokyo
7. / WHO DIRECTED THE FILM “THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO”? / woody allen
8. / HOW MANY WIMBLEDON SINGLES FINALS DID MARTINA NAVRATILOVA PLAY IN? / 12
9. / WHO PLAYED BRIAN IN THE MONTY PYTHON FILM “THE LIFE OF BRIAN”? / graham chapman
10. / IN WW2 WHICH OPERATION BEGAN ON AUGUST 15TH 1944 IN ORDER TO LIBERATE THE SOUTH OF FRANCE? / operation dragoon
11. / IN ‘LITTLE BRITAIN’, WHICH CHARACTER CLAIMED THAT SHE WAS ‘A LADY’? / emily howard
12. / WHICH ACTOR HAS REPLACED JAMES BOLAN ON TV’S “NEW TRICKS”? / dennis lawson
13. / IN WHICH SPANISH COSTA IS BENIDORM SITUATED? / costa blanca
14. / IN JANE AUSTIN’S PRIDE & PREJUDICE, WHAT IS MR DARCY’S FIRST NAME? / fitzwilliam
15. / IN THE UK, HOW MUCH DOES A SECOND-CLASS STAMP COST? / 50p
HALF TIME – REVERSE ORDER
ROUND 7 – celebrity babies. guess the well known parent or parents from the names they have given their siblings
3. / name the parents of: fifi trixibelle, peaches honeyblossom and pixie? / bob geldof and paula yates2. / name the father of: connor, isabella and suri? / tom cruise
1. / name the parents of: cameron, dylan and carys zeta? / michael douglas and catherine zeta jones
3. / name the father of: zachery jackson levon? / elton john
2. / name the mother of: lourdes, rocco, mercy and david? / madonna
1. / name the father of: buddy bear, poppy honey, daisy boo and petal blossom? / jamie oliver
3. / name the mother of: cosima violet, caspar and clementine? / claudia schiffer
2. / name the mother of: piper maru? / gillian anderson
1. / name the father of: homer james jigme? / richard gere
ROUND 8 – cities
/dave
3. / what is the capital city of chile? / santiago2. / what is the capital city of colombia? / bogota
1. / what is the capital city of equador? / quito
3. / on which river is bordeaux found? / gavonne
2. / on which river is brussels found? / senne
1. / on which river is frankfurt found? / main
3. / on the borders of which lake is the american city of buffalo? / lake erie
2. / on the borders of which lake is the american city of milwaukee? / lake michagan
1. / on the borders of which lake is the american city of detroit? / lake st. clair
ROUND 9 – royalty around the world
/dave
3. / which english king had his chancellor thomas wolsey executed? / henry viii2. / which english king was killed at the battle of bosworth? / richard iii
1. / which english king was killed in the new forest? / william ii
3. / which european countries royal family was abolished by a referendum in 1946? / italy
2. / which european countries royal family was abolished by government in 1973? / greece
1. / which country has the longest reigning dynasty? / japan
3. / which countries ex royal family were called ‘pahlavi’? / iran
2. / which countries ex royal family were called ‘hashemite’? / jordan
1. / which countries ex royal family were called ‘braganza’? / portugal
ROUND 10 – advertising
3. / which product’s advertising slogan was ‘don’t say brown, say’? / hovis2. / which product’s advertising slogan was ‘fortifies the over forties’? / phyllosan
1. / which product’s advertising slogan was ‘the right one’? / martini
3. / which newspaper trumpeted that ‘all human life is there? / news of the world
2. / which newspaper had ’all the news that’s fit to print’? / new york times
1. / which newspaper did ‘top people take’? / the times
3. / henry cooper was most known for advertising which male grooming product? / brut
2. / william franklin was associated with advertising which drink? / schweppes
1. / maureen lipman was associated with advertising which uk company? / bt
ROUND 11 - THE TOP TEN ROUND.
11 GUESSES ARE ALLOWED. ANSWERS CAN BE IN ANY ORDER. THERE IS An ANSWER SHEET FOR THIS AND THE FOLLOWING WRITTEN ROUND.
published by the official charts co in june 2012 name the top selling singles artists of the last 60 years?
THE ANSWERS are:
1 / beatles / 21.9 million2 / elvis presley / 21.6 million
3 / cliff richard / 21.5 million
4 / madonna / 17.6 million
5 / michael jackson / 15.3 million
6 / elton john / 14.8 million
7 / queen / 12.6 million
8 / abba / 11.2 million
9 / david bowie / 10.6 million
10 / rihanna / 10.4 million
GENERAL KNOWLEDGE – WRITTEN ROUND 2
USUAL RULES APPLY. THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS 6-14 CONTAIN A CONNECTION WHICH IS ANSWER NO. 15.
/Q/m ~ Q6 to 14 are connected pictures. please hand out the pictures when you get to q6
1. / which tv character had an old morris minor car named miriam? / lovejoy2. / which puccini opera was first performed in 1926? / turandot
3. / david scott and james irwin were the first people to drive a car where? / on the moon
4. / which underground line runs to heathrow airport? / piccadilly line
5. / a poniard is a type of what? / dagger
6. / picture 6 / pearl jam
7. / picture 7 / ivory coast
8. / picture 8 / jack ruby
9. / picture 9 / Roy wood
10. / picture 10 / sir bill cotton
11. / picture 11 / tin man
12. / picture 12 / paper folding
13. / picture 13 / crystal gayle
14. / picture 14 / chinatown
15. / And the connection is …… / wedding anniversaries
SPARES
1. / who, in 1890, composed the music for the opera ivanhoe? / sir arthur sullivan2. / which school did billy bunter attend? / greyfriars
3. / who directed the classic 1930’s western film ‘stagecoach’? / john ford
4. / who did mark chapman shot and kill in 1980? / john lennon
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